Example sentences of "down [coord] [verb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A third reason for isostatic anomalies is that there are dynamic forces present in the sub-lithospheric mantle which are capable of actively dragging down or pushing up the lithosphere . |
2 | I mean any of us really could sit down and draw up a list of er of things where , if we , you know , a list of rules if e war for a very small subscription ornot many groups other and if everybody stuck by them , everything would be wonderful |
3 | ‘ What have we here ? ’ their father asked , leaning down and picking up the paper bag . |
4 | It is n't because I keep on going down and filling up the metro with ten pounds worth of petrol and I 'm not making a a trip back and forth to work every day . |
5 | They leaped down and charged up the shore , yelling triumphantly . |
6 | She did not pause for an answer , but bent down and snatched up a roll of paper which she had placed on the floor beside her when she first sat down . |
7 | He bent down and picked up a carrier that he 'd lain on the floor . |
8 | Lowell bent down and picked up the fragment of urn , wiping it with the palm of his hand . |
9 | One of the apes that lived among the rooftops of the city scampered down and picked up the peel , then raced back up to his vantage point beside the eaves . |
10 | He sat down and picked up the sheaf of papers neatly set out on the top of his desk . |
11 | She turned the music down and picked up the receiver . |
12 | She got up , made herself another coffee , sat down and picked up the note again . |